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Symantec pcAnywhere Code Leaked After $50,000 Payoff Deal Collapses
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 07, 2012
Anonymous posted an e-mail string full of negotiations between hackers and the security vendor.
Tags: hackers, Anonymous
Facebook Plans to Expose Notorious Hacker Gang
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 17, 2012
Members of the Koobface gang are living in the open in Russia.
Tags: hackers, Facebook
The Sad Truth about Hiring Hackers
By Eric Geier | Article Published December 07, 2011
The thriving and easily accessible black market for nefarious security products and services means that protecting your business is that much harder.
Tags: hackers, malware, security
What's Safer, Tokens or SMS?
By eSecurityPlanet Contributor | Article Published October 03, 2011
A debate among security experts asks: could passwords sent via mobile phone text messages (one time only) be more secure than traditional hardware tokens?
Tags: sms, security, mobile, hackers
U.S. Government Hankers For Hackers
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 02, 2011
The feds are heading to Defcon to recruit new talent.
Tags: government, hackers
Malware Found in Android Apps
By David Needle | Article Published March 03, 2011
Google pulled at least 20 Android apps after the company learned they were infected with malware.
Tags: malware, Android Marketplace, android apps, Android, hackers
Smartphone Security: 10 Key Points
By Pam Baker | Article Published February 10, 2011
Your smartphone is your greatest security vulnerability, far more than your PC.
Tags: password protection, smartphone, hackers, smartphone security, PC security
Hackers Target Android Phones
By Larry Barrett | Article Published January 10, 2011
The Android mobile OS is suffering seeing a sharp rise in security attacks, enabled in part by user complacency.
Tags: mobile, android apps, Android, security, hackers
Hackers Galore: 57,000 New Malware Sites Weekly
By Larry Barrett | Article Published September 13, 2010
No one can accuse hackers of being lazy. A new report indicates that tens of thousands of malware sites spring up each week.
Tags: Secure Cloud, eBay, security, malware, hackers
Cybersecurity Metrics That Matter
By Sonny Discini | Article Published June 17, 2010
Security professionals need to be aware of metrics like percent of patch saturation over time and security events by demographic, as well as other key measuring points.
Tags: hackers, patches, PC security, security, metrics
U.S. Not Winning Cyber War
By - Reuters | Article Published May 13, 2010
The U.S. is consistently losing huge amounts of data in cyber attacks, conceded a U.S. defense official.
Tags: cyber warfare, hackers, cybersecurity, cyber war, security
Hackers Leverage Global Authority Void
By - Reuters | Article Published February 22, 2010
Enterprise and government infrastructures are threatened by an international legion of hackers, yet no global regulation of cyberspace exists.
Tags: Security Software, hacker, hackers, security breach, security
The Chinese Hacker Who's Seriously Dangerous
By James Maguire | Article Published February 04, 2010
The Chinese Hacker Who's Seriously Dangerous
Tags: firewall, hackers, cybersecurity
Devious Trojan Attacks Online Banks
By Larry Barrett | Article Published October 30, 2009
The latest Trojan uses a two-pronged scheme to steal passwords at online banks.
Tags: online banking, crimeware, transaction, hackers
Will Laid-Off Techies Boost Web Crime?
By - Reuters | Article Published July 14, 2009
A mid-year cyber security reports suggests that there may be yet another dark side to the economic downturn.
Tags: hackers, Cisco, media, support, security
When Hackers Are Funny
By Chris Nerney | Article Published January 29, 2009
When Hackers Are Funny
Tags: programming, hackers, zombies, humor, security
Campaign Shocker: Both Camps Hit By Summer Cyber Attack
By Chris Nerney | Article Published November 05, 2008
Campaign Shocker: Both Camps Hit By Summer Cyber Attack
Tags: phishing, McCain, data theft, security, Obama, fantasy football, hackers
The Security Lesson in the Sarah Palin Email Hack
By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | Article Published September 21, 2008
The most important lesson: how you can avoid the same fate.
Tags: Google, open source, hackers, e-Mail, search
The New Face Of War, Or Mere Cyberpunkery?
By Chris Nerney | Article Published August 13, 2008
The New Face Of War, Or Mere Cyberpunkery?
Tags: DDOS, Russia, hackers, georgia, cyberwar